NAIDOC: Indigenous quiet achievers

NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for the entire Australian community to share and discover the diversity of life and culture that belongs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Far from being the protest action that originally launched NAIDOC week, contemporary events are a national celebration of indigenous culture.

Communities large and small celebrate in ways reflecting their own individual region. Whether it's flash awards nights in a city, or a regional school assembly with songs sung in local language, NAIDOC is diverse and colourful.

It may be a national event, but it reflects each local place and its own local interests. This year's national theme focuses on the 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions.

It's a timely theme as it showcases the cultural wisdom and political ambitions of the Yolgnu people, who have so recently lost a significant member of their own community.

Mr Yunipingu embodied these characteristics and will be remembered for his role in both traditional and contemporary culture in education and development for his people.

He was a high profile person, but within every community there are many people who continue to work in their own communities.

It is these quiet achievers who make a vast difference to their local communities and these videos reveal the work and the diverse personalities across the country.

From education to trades, music or health promotion, and everything else in between, these stories reveal the vibrancy and breadth of activity in the contemporary indigenous community.